Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zicatela today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Zicatela at 3AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Zicatela. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 309 | 326 | 307 | 246 | 249 | 347 | 236 | 189 | 189 | 165 | 414 | 510 | 505 | 499 | 499 | 587 | 587 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:32AM1.04m | 5:44PM1.07m | 6:26AM1.08m | 6:33PM1.00m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:18PM0.01m | 11:37AM0.10m | 00:04AM0.00m | 12:34PM0.14m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SW 19 | SW 18 | S 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 309 | 326 | 307 | 212 | 199 | 248 | 236 | 189 | 189 | 139 | 414 | 510 | 276 | 499 | 499 | 587 | 587 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 16 | S 15 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SW 17 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 173 | 88 | 246 | 246 | 249 | 347 | 171 | 106 | 87 | 165 | 150 | 103 | 505 | 119 | 85 | 85 | 121 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SW 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | S 15 | SSW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 10 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 21 | 148 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 79 | 121 | 91 | 106 | 93 | 40 | 39 | 10 | 129 | 85 | 84 | 127 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | — | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 10 | 11 | 7 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 178 | 53 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 143 | 178 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1041 | 178 |
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